The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.

The Yudin Collection of Russian-American Company Records was
purchased by the Library of Congress in 1907. An addition was given by Sergius
Yakobson in 1970.

Processing History

The Yudin Collection of Russian-American Company Records was arranged
and described in circa 1975. The finding aid revised in 2011.

Copyright Status

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domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.

Access and Restrictions

The Yudin Collection of Russian-American Company Records is open to
research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior
to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed
to retrieve these items for research use.

Microfilm

A microfilm edition of these papers is available on two reels.
Transcripts of much of this collection are available in

Alaska University, Alaska History Research Project, Documents
Relative to the History of Alaska, vol. 3, which itself is available on microfilm in the Microform
Reading Room of the Library, shelf no. 10,612. A print copy is in the
Manuscript Reading Room reference collection, call no. F901.A37. Consult
reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase
or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are
required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Yudin Collection of Russian-American
Company Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The Yudin Collection of Russian-American Company Records spans the
years 1783-1946, with the bulk from 1783 to 1830. The collection contains
official letters, work reports, tariff and cargo registers, ships’ journals,
accounts of exploratory expeditions, and other papers relating to the
exploration and colonization of Alaska and Siberia by the Russian-American
Company (Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡). Also included is
material relating to the company’s contacts with the Japanese, Chinese, and
Portuguese. Individuals mentioned include Nikolaĭ Petrovich Rezanov and G. I.
Shelikhov. The material is chiefly in Russian.

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection is arranged by topic or subject.

http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79046870
Container List

Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 18,292. Transcripts of much of
this collection are available in

Alaska University,
Alaska History Research Project, Documents Relative to the History of
Alaska, vol. 3, which itself is available on microfilm in the Library's
Microform Reading Room, shelf no. 10,612. A print copy is in the Manuscript
Reading Room reference collection, call no. F901.A37

ContainerContents

11Photocopy of Yudin’s
autobiography,
1903-1906, with comments by Sergius Yakobson,
194611Archimandrite Ioasaf to Shelikhov,
1795, May 1811Merchandise sent to Moscow and
Irkutsk,
1789-179011Company book of Shelikhov (journal of the ship Tri
Svyatitelia)
, 178311Instructions to Shelikhov,
1794, May 1211Inscriptions on monument to
Shelikhov
undated11Lapatin to Shelikhov,
1792, Oct. 24-1795, June 611Statement of Rezanov on first
settlement of Russians in America,
184111Credentials issued to Rezanov,
1803, June 3011Convention with Japan,
180411List of Rezanov’s papers,
undated11Rezanov’s secret instructions for
Baranov,
1806, July 2011Report to Alexander I,
186611Extract from logbook of the ship
Yunona,
180611Rezanov’s reports to the tsar,
circa 1799, 1805, 180611Russian-American Co. reports to
Alexander I,
1800, 1804, 181021Letters to Rezanov,
180321Report by Stephan Zakarov,
181021Request for government aid;
troubles with Japan,
undated21Imperial loans,
undated21Report from ship
Kutuzov,
1817, Apr. 18-3021Instructions to Russian-American
ship commanders,
undated21Fuks to Rezanov,
1903, Apr. 2121School receipt of Peter Rezanov,
181321Rezanov to Count Yurii
Alexandrovich,
1806, Nov. 521Russian-American Co. report,
1798-180221A. L. Lorenzo to Russian-American
Co.,
1816, Aug. 221Alexander I to Rezanov,
1905, Apr. 2821Report on conversion tables for
weights and measures,
191421Siberian objects sent to Moscow
University,
undated21Treaty between Alexander I and
Ferdinand VII of Spain,
1812, Nov. 1122Russian-American Co. to Lieutenant
Kruzenstern,
1805, Apr. 2921List of papers, compiled by Rezanov
(?),
undated21List of persons in Rezanov’s
brigade,
undated21Description of Vodyanoi Ostrov,
undated21Description of an island near
Svyatyi Mys,
1807, Nov. 1121Contraband activities in Siberia
and North America,
circa 181221Reports of the Kamchatka
commissioner,
182221Complaints of Unalaska natives,
1789-179021Report of Kamchatka,
1794-179521Ukase of the ruling senate,
1788, and reply of the Russian-American
Co.21Remarks on criminals,
circa 180921Report on an expedition of Colonel
Kozlov-Ugrenin,
1788-178921Reports from St. Catherine’s
Island,
1803-180421Report on conversation between
Shelikhov and an English traveler,
undated21Russian-American Co. to Moritz
Berkh,
1812, July 821Report to Rezanov from Peter
Filipov,
1806, Feb. 1321Contract for service, Lieutenant
Fedor von Romberg,
1802, Oct. 2621Report of the Russian-American Co.,
undated21Inventory of the Russian-American
Co.,
circa 181521Cover to “Package for the Moscow
Secret Service,”
1806, Apr. 2021Report from Baranov,
1803, Feb. 1521Imperial ukase concerning articles
forbidden for importation,
179321“St. Petersburg Current Prices,
No. 76,”
181121Report to tsar from Kozima,
180521General Okhlesteshev,
181521Travel journal of Peter
Korsakovsky,
181821Cargo list for the Beznocimov,
180421Report of the Orlovsk government,
undated21Note in English signed by John
Main,
undated21Russian translations of
Vacouver’s travels,
undated21Map of St. Petersburg area,
undated21Report of Captain Vailev,
182121Siberian expenses,
1823, Nov. 821Petition from Yakut merchant,
1797, Nov.21Tribes of the Irkutsk region,
undated21Death and burial of Admiral von
Kruz,
179921Report concerning Thomas Vernon and
Co.,
180321Notes concerning Guznishevskii,
180821Shares of the Russian-American Co.,
undated21List of merchants to take part in
the Tsar’s Commerce College,
undated21Report from Okhotsk station
concerning Japanese troubles,
181121Surgeon of the 27th Artillery
Brigade at Rovno (Poland?), in German,
undated21Contract with N. V. Borisov,
1804, May 731Achievements of the
Russian-American Co.,
undated31Journal of hunting party, Shantar
Islands,
1786, June 5-July 3031Irkutsk region,
179831List of charts from Pilot Izmailov,
circa 179531Letter from Ivan Bukharin regarding
Okhotsk Port,
1806, Oct.31Unidentified notes, abstract of
Russian-French peace agreements,
1807, July 931Animals brought from Lima, Peru,
undated31Trading rules received in Peking,
China, by Shchegorin,
undated31Voyage to California,
178931Gifts to the Imperial University at
Dorpat, Estonia,
180831Tables concerning taxes, gold,
silver, money, etc.,
undated31Detention of a Portuguese ship,
180331Privileges of the Russian-American
Co.,
undated31Miscellaneous letters,
1800, undated31Documents concerning the ship
Suvorov,
undated31Cargo list and documents concerning
the operations of the Russian-American Co.,
undated31Notes concerning company
operations,
1822, 183032Various papers concerning the
operations of the Russian-America Co.,
1805-180632Cargo registers,
1795-181032Notes about Siberia and America,
undated32Rezanov’s activities in
California, the founding of a colony there, Pacific trade, etc.,
circa 181432Request to the tsar from Savinskii,
181132Petition from Kosmevin to the tsar,
1812